onychotillomania

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail”) (compare onycho-) + τίλλω (tíllō, “to pluck”) + -mania.

Noun

onychotillomania (uncountable)

1. A compulsion for picking and tearing at one's fingernails or toenails.

Related terms

• dermatillomania
• trichotillomania